The short answer
Why use GIF Viewer?
A GIF that stops early or looks wrong usually comes down to its frame count, size, or loop setting. This shows all three without a video editor and changes nothing.
GIF Viewer plays the animation and reports three facts: the number of frames, the width and height, and whether the GIF loops forever, loops a set number of times, or plays once. That last one explains the common complaint that a GIF stops in one app and keeps looping in another.
Every frame is decoded to check the file, with a limit of 300 frames and 200 megapixels of total frame area. The download is the original GIF, unchanged.
To save the individual frames, use Extract GIF Frames. To change the playback speed, use GIF Speed Changer, and to drop one bad frame, GIF Frame Remover.
Where GIF Viewer fits
Loop problems
Find out why a GIF loops in one app and stops in another.
Before editing
Count the frames before you remove one or change the speed.
Upload limits
Check the pixel size before you post a GIF to a forum or chat.
Start to finish
How to use GIF Viewer
- 01Tap Choose GIF or drop the animated file on the box.
- 02Tap Apply changes. The status line shows the frame count, the width × height, and the loop setting.
- 03Tap Download result only if you want a copy; it is the original GIF, unchanged.
What to expect from GIF Viewer
| Check | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Supported input | GIF images |
| Main controls | No settings, so you choose a GIF and tap Apply changes |
| Output | The frame count, size, and loop setting, plus the original GIF unchanged |
| Working limit | 50 MB, 300 frames, and 200 megapixels of frames in total |
GIF Viewer tips
- A status of plays once explains a GIF that stops after a single run.
- Files over 300 frames or 200 megapixels of total frame area are refused.
- Note the frame count before you open GIF Frame Remover, which asks for a frame number.
- To make the animation faster or slower, use GIF Speed Changer.
GIF Viewer FAQ
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